The Addison High School girls basketball team fell to Cascades Conference rival and Class C No. 4-ranked Manchester 64-43 on Thursday night.

Addison (8-8, 3-8 Cascades) was up and down offensively all night long, especially in the first half. The Panthers were able to get open shots, but struggled to put points on the board.

"We just struggled to score," said Addison coach Tory VanSickle. "Manchester was running a zone that stopped just outside the 3-point line. We needed to hit 3s from deeper or make a move inside the zone. We couldn't really do either the first half, but improved in the second."

A lot of Addison's offensive troubles can also be attributed to turnovers. The Panthers committed 26 turnovers during the game, many of which led directly to points for the Flying Dutch (14-1, 9-0).

"We had a lot of bad turnovers tonight," VanSickle said. "It seemed like there were times in the first half we were just wasting time with the ball until we turned it over.

"I have to give credit to Manchester. When they got a steal, they made sure to finish."

While their offense wasn't able to get going, the Panthers' defense stepped up. Addison held Manchester to just four points in the opening six minutes. The Flying Dutch slowly built up a 12-5 lead in the first quarter, but the points never came easily against the Panther defense.

The Flying Dutch caught fire early in the second quarter. Manchester opened with a an 8-0 run, hitting two big 3-pointers in the process, to push its lead to 20-5. Addison's full-court press, which had fared well in the first quarter, wasn't able to slow down Manchester in the second. Addison also proved unable to keep the Flying Dutch off the glass, allowing multiple offense rebounds on several possessions. No Addison player finished with more than three rebounds.

"We really struggled on the glass, but it wasn't their big girls giving us trouble," said VanSickle. "Their guards are small and fast and got a lot of the loose ball that bounced to the outside. We need to do a better job establishing position as the shot goes up rather than waiting for the ball to hit."

Addison trailed 28-8 with three minutes left in the first half. The Panthers forced three consecutive Manchester turnovers and went on an 8-0 run. The late burst by the Panthers put them down 12 at the half, 28-16.

Addison continued to roll into the third quarter, opening with a 5-0 run and climbing within seven of the Flying Dutch. Back-to-back 3s from Manchester's Taylor Manders and a few second-chance baskets put Manchester back up 34-23.

"When we got down 11 in the third, it really hurt us," VanSickle said. "We never really got back into the game from that point."

Page 2 of 2 - Addison stepped up its aggressiveness, but quickly began racking up fouls, committing 11 in the third quarter alone. The Flying Dutch attempted 27 free throws, making 18 of them.

Addison trailed 45-34 entering the fourth quarter, but Manchester quickly squashed any thought of a comeback. The Flying Dutch went on a 10-1 run to start the quarter, putting Addison down 20 at 55-35. The Panthers continued to fight, but were unable to gain any ground.

The duo of Manders and McKenna Erkfritz gave the Panthers trouble all night, accounting for 42 of Manchester's 64 points.

Addison was led by Kennedy Elston, who finished with 15 points. Kassidy Thomsen had eight points and four steals, while Autumn Schmelzer had seven points. Josie Glazier added four assists.

"We were just a step slow tonight of both sides of the ball," said VanSickle. "I'm not sure if that was because Manchester is that fast or if there was self doubt that we could play with them."

Addison will host Vandercook Lake next Thursday in a Cascades Conference matchup.